{"podcast":{"title":"The Romesh Ranganathan Show","slug":"the-romesh-ranganathan-show-7480336","podcast_index_feed_id":7480336,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/romesh","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/theromeshshow","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/68fe48f0-5752-11f0-9392-1796027863e1/image/50ce4207a98d05eab3770c631533f83f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Ranga Bee & Platform Media","episode_count":84,"summary":"The world’s biggest stars join Romesh for candid conversations and loads of laughs. Every Monday, Romesh Ranganathan meets actors, musicians, comedians and icons who share stories you won’t hear anywhere else, combining humour, heart and genuine insight. Expect backstage anecdotes, untold tales from the spotlight, and extraordinary insight into what makes them tick. On Thursdays, Rom’s mum Shanthi joins the show to share family stories, answer audience questions, and offer her no-nonsense take on life, proving that the funniest and most relatable conversations often happen around the kitchen table. Leave a voice note for Romesh and Shanthi by messaging +447731623355, @theromeshshow on Instagram, or emailing podcast@rangabee.com. A Ranga Bee Production in Partnership with Listen.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T00:18:48.762822+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-romesh-ranganathan-show-7480336"},"episode":{"title":"Shanthi Opens Up About Life In Sri Lanka","slug":"shanthi-opens-up-about-life-in-sri-lanka","published_at":"2026-05-27T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-romesh-ranganathan-show-7480336/shanthi-opens-up-about-life-in-sri-lanka","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-romesh-ranganathan-show-7480336","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4452531126.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4452531126.mp3","summary":"What was Shanthi’s life like before the podcast? In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Shanthi becomes the guest as Romesh talks to her about her childhood in Sri Lanka, meeting his dad, moving to the UK and the difficult years that followed. She opens up about losing her father at a young age, the freedom she found after leaving Sri Lanka and the financial struggles the family faced while trying to rebuild their lives in the UK. We also celebrate the team hitting 100,000 subscribers on YouTube with the arrival of the classic Silver Plaque. Plus: thoughts on Aziz Ansari’s appearance on the show and your listener dilemmas, including questions about luck vs fate, marriage roles and family drama. A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform. 00:00 Intro 03:45 On Aziz Ansari on the show 06:38 Getting to know Shanthi 08:09 What’s happened to Shanthi’s house? 11:45 Rapid fire questions 20:41 We reached 100k subscribers! 24:00 Questions from you 25:58 Theorising luck 34:31 A question on marriage roles 40:22 We answer another email 45:34 An alternative outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"What was Shanthi’s life like before the podcast? In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Shanthi becomes the guest as Romesh talks to her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3083,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-romesh-ranganathan-show-7480336/episodes/shanthi-opens-up-about-life-in-sri-lanka/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-romesh-ranganathan-show-7480336/shanthi-opens-up-about-life-in-sri-lanka.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}